The Boy Who Fooled the World
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Summary
Cole is the odd one out at school: the other kids have the latest gadgets and trainers while his family struggles to make ends meet。 Until the day one of his paintings is talent-spotted and sells for thousands of pounds at a posh London gallery。 Suddenly， Cole is the toast of the international art world， the star guest on TV shows， rich beyond his wildest dreams， hailed as a boy genius！ Being famous is FANTASTIC 。。。 but Cole has a guilty secret that if exposed will bring everything crashing down around him 。。。
Reviews
Euan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Boy Who Fooled The World by Lisa Thompson I read Goldfish Boy and The Day I was erased last year （I've read them at least a couple of times each） and then I leant them to my friend so I was excited when I found out about the boy who fooled the world。 Cole needs money for his family who don't have much。 His nickname is "Poor Kid Cole" ever since his father came in to school for Parents Evening。 Cole comes up with a plan and asks his best friend Mason for help。 They were going to figure out th The Boy Who Fooled The World by Lisa Thompson I read Goldfish Boy and The Day I was erased last year （I've read them at least a couple of times each） and then I leant them to my friend so I was excited when I found out about the boy who fooled the world。 Cole needs money for his family who don't have much。 His nickname is "Poor Kid Cole" ever since his father came in to school for Parents Evening。 Cole comes up with a plan and asks his best friend Mason for help。 They were going to figure out the Enigma in Oil mystery from a painting to get a big reward。 It turns out the reward isn't that big though now that time has passed。 When a picture is bought by an artist and sold in a Public Auction， the family are on the verge of becoming richer than they could ever have dreamed but it all comes crashing down around them。 My favourite bit was when he fooled the world into believing a painting his little sister made was actually his。 I wish my brothers could produce paintings I could sell for lots of money！！ I loved this book - it was so funny。 And the side of the book was a continuation of the pattern on the cover which was really funky。 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 。。。more
Erik Ryckaerts
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Hallo！Ik denk wel dat ik via dit kanaal ook even kan aansluiten bij "sebastiaan"？ Net als hij lees ik graag boeken van Lisa Thompson， en haar nieuwste - dat wordt dan: Het Raadsel van de Begraafplaats" vind ik echt ook té gaaf。 Misschien tot dusver wel haar beste。 Tja - tegenover The Boy Who Fooled the World！ Ook goed ja， héél erg goed in elkaar gezet， maar met een naar mijn persoonlijke gevoel niet zo'n goed slot。 Simpelweg hierom， dat het me net zo lekker leek， dat die jongen het Grote Gekkenh Hallo！Ik denk wel dat ik via dit kanaal ook even kan aansluiten bij "sebastiaan"？ Net als hij lees ik graag boeken van Lisa Thompson， en haar nieuwste - dat wordt dan: Het Raadsel van de Begraafplaats" vind ik echt ook té gaaf。 Misschien tot dusver wel haar beste。 Tja - tegenover The Boy Who Fooled the World！ Ook goed ja， héél erg goed in elkaar gezet， maar met een naar mijn persoonlijke gevoel niet zo'n goed slot。 Simpelweg hierom， dat het me net zo lekker leek， dat die jongen het Grote Gekkenhuis van de （Moderne） Kunstwereld voor schut had gezet， en dat hij over zijn zogenaamde bedrog absoluut geen berouw moest gaan tonen - toch？ Lieden die zo makkelijk bereid zijn een Fortuin neer te tellen voor één of ander kunststuk， ZIJN gewoon gek， en die moet je ook zo maar houden。 En laten！ Net ook als Sebastiaan leef ik me totaal in de figuren en factoren in， en naar mijn gevoel is en blijft Cole Miller een Mooie Figuur - absoluut niet arm - nee， omdat zijn daad hem andere ideeën oplevert。 Leuk ook， Sebastiaan， om in deze complete context ook nog eens dat ene stokoude sprookje van Hans Andersen te lezen - De Nieuwe Kleren van de Keizer！ 。。。more
Kathryn Thorne
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Not a bad book。 I think some of the characters were a bit stereotypical but I liked the themes and ideas running through the book。
Rudi
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Brilliant。 simply brilliant
XOX
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Cole is 12 year old boy who was too poor to pay for the ticket to go to school trip to theme park。 He has one friend， Mason who is rich but his parents are too busy and signed the permission form too late。 So they are now helping out to clean out the art room for an important guest， a famous artist Marika。 Cole has a 3 year old sister and a full time dad and a mom working at the museum， that is going to be closed soon。 On the day of Markia visit， she wants the students to paint what they want。 A Cole is 12 year old boy who was too poor to pay for the ticket to go to school trip to theme park。 He has one friend， Mason who is rich but his parents are too busy and signed the permission form too late。 So they are now helping out to clean out the art room for an important guest， a famous artist Marika。 Cole has a 3 year old sister and a full time dad and a mom working at the museum， that is going to be closed soon。 On the day of Markia visit， she wants the students to paint what they want。 And Cole didn't know what to paint。 He looked up and painted the sky。 As he finished the painting， he accidentally put his own hand prints on wet paint。 That make the painting interesting enough to got Marika attention and she brought the painting with her and put it on sale。 It sold for a thousand pounds。 Enough to help Cole family to fix the boiler。 Cole was teased a lot for being poor， with ill fitting clothes and worn out shoes。 Mason， while being rich， has parents who are so straight of keeping the house clean that they only allowed one guest to be invited to his birthday party。 A news of the museum closing sadden the family。 Cole wants to help his family and he got noticed of the treasure hunt related to a painting in the museum。 He is determined to solve the puzzle and get the treasure to help his family。 He has already solved one clue by himself。 He recruited Mason to help him looking for more clue。 And found the talented Isla to their team。 His painting got all the attention after being sold。 But he has very little idea how to make a second painting that could sell too。 While having trouble， his little sister played with his paints and created another impression piece。 One that looks even better than what he has done。 With all the pressure to produce another piece， Cole claimed his sister Marley's painting as his own。 He fooled the world。 When he revealed this lie on live television， he was disgraced。 I think the world is a bit hard on this 12 year old boy。 He finally solved the puzzle and found the prize。 It was a bit disappointing for him。 But then it all worked out in the end。 It is quite a good story。 。。。more
KPGINNY
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The whole class have a chance to go to Wildride Kingdom but Cole and his friend can't afford it so they have to spend the whole time cleaning for a visitor。 When Marika Loft finally comes though there's a surprise in store for Cole。 He actually fooled the world！！！！！This book is very exiting and surprising and I enjoyed it a lot！- review written by my 9 year old The whole class have a chance to go to Wildride Kingdom but Cole and his friend can't afford it so they have to spend the whole time cleaning for a visitor。 When Marika Loft finally comes though there's a surprise in store for Cole。 He actually fooled the world！！！！！This book is very exiting and surprising and I enjoyed it a lot！- review written by my 9 year old 。。。more
de。sebastiaan
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Gelezen: The boy who fooled the world （10+） 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑Ik ben groot fan van @lisathompsonwrites daar maak ik geen geheim van。 Maar het geduld om te wachten tot deze titel in het Nederlands verschijnt heb ik absoluut niet meer。 En misschien komt die vertaling wel nooit 😱 Een tip van mij: GA HAAR BOEKEN LEZEN！Cole Miller is arm。 Nou ja… Zijn vader is fulltime Pap en zijn moeder werkt in een museum die dicht moet。 Dat maakt Cole automatisch arm。 Totdat de beroemdste kunstenaar van het land bij hem op sch Gelezen: The boy who fooled the world （10+） 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑Ik ben groot fan van @lisathompsonwrites daar maak ik geen geheim van。 Maar het geduld om te wachten tot deze titel in het Nederlands verschijnt heb ik absoluut niet meer。 En misschien komt die vertaling wel nooit 😱 Een tip van mij: GA HAAR BOEKEN LEZEN！Cole Miller is arm。 Nou ja… Zijn vader is fulltime Pap en zijn moeder werkt in een museum die dicht moet。 Dat maakt Cole automatisch arm。 Totdat de beroemdste kunstenaar van het land bij hem op school komt en zijn schilderij fantastisch vind！ En dan heeft hij ineens wat geld。 Maar er moet nog een schilderij komen… En dan is er ook nog dat schilderij in het museum。Ik lees niet vaak in het Engels。 Het fijne van het Nederlands vind ik dat ik niet nog eens een vertaalslag hoef te maken en dat ik even heerlijk kan verdwijnen in een boek。 En de vertalingen van Anneke Bok vind ik waanzinnig gelukt。 Hopelijk brengt @uitgeverijbillybones deze ook ooit uit。 Uiteraard lees ik het dan nog eens！ Maar wat vind ik nou van dit boek？Het zijn eigenlijk twee verhalen in 1。 Dat vind ik te gek maar ook ergens jammer。 Hierdoor verdwijnt er wat verdieping in het verhaal wat ik bij Lisa haar boeken zo fantastisch vind。 De karakters zijn daarentegen klassiek Lisa。 Met weinig woorden kan ze een personage diepte geven。 Kan ze mij laten voelen wat het karakter voelt。 Kan ze de karakters mijn vrienden laten worden。 Ik leef mee met Cole。 Zijn struggles voel ik en zijn wens op een beter leven gun ik hem van alle kanten。 Zijn vriend Mason is ook gelaagd。 Het gaat niet om hem maar met korte interacties en reacties van hem voel ik zijn pijn。 De tekortkomingen binnen zijn gezin。 Zijn wensen。 Zelfs de kunstenares in het verhaal roept van alles bij me op。 Ik vertrouw haar voor geen meter。 Wat wil ze doen？ Wil ze wat bewijzen？ Waarom zo snel， zo groots en zonder onderzoek？ Of dat terecht is moet je zelf maar lezen。 Wederom bewijst Lisa waarom ik fan van haar ben。 Maar is die ene ster minder dan “normaal” omdat ik het in het origineel heb gelezen？ Maar het is het eerste wat ik van haar lees in het origineel。 Nu wil ik de rest ook lezen in het origineel。 。。。more
skippity_doo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Another cracker from Lisa Thompson， filled with charming and realistic characters， a plot that bounces along and a fun mystery to solve。 Y5 really enjoyed this one - as did I - and the emotions were so well-balanced from comedy to real heartache。 （I may have cried at times while reading！）I really loved the links to hoaxes and real works of art， which tied in nicely with what they've been studying in their Art lessons， too！Finally， one of my favourite things about this book is the day the ending Another cracker from Lisa Thompson， filled with charming and realistic characters， a plot that bounces along and a fun mystery to solve。 Y5 really enjoyed this one - as did I - and the emotions were so well-balanced from comedy to real heartache。 （I may have cried at times while reading！）I really loved the links to hoaxes and real works of art， which tied in nicely with what they've been studying in their Art lessons， too！Finally， one of my favourite things about this book is the day the ending feels realistic - Cole may have solved the mystery of the painting but it's not the million-dollar fairytale ending: instead， his family's situation improves through his own actions after all。。。 and he gains two cracking friends。 。。。more
Shane Harcombe
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Having loved The Goldfish Boy， I was a bit disappointed in this one。 The storyline just never grabbed me， the stakes were too small and I couldn't care about the characters。 Having loved The Goldfish Boy， I was a bit disappointed in this one。 The storyline just never grabbed me， the stakes were too small and I couldn't care about the characters。 。。。more
Karen Hutchinson
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I read this with my 9 year old son - He chose it largely due to the sprayed edges and that his friend had read another book by this author 。 We enjoyed the 2 main storylines and found it amusing but also had some great messages regarding telling the truth and real friendship 。 Overall a very good read and an author we will choose again 。
Cyrus
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This book is about a boy living in poverty when his painting is sold for thousands of pounds。 His life then changes from poor to rich。
TheNameIsJeff20
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The boy who fooled the world is a really shocking book。 The boy sells a painting at a auction for 100，000 pounds but it wasn't him that did the painting it was his sister Mabel but everyone thought it was him the painted it。When you find out what happened your really shocked and scared about what happens next。 When I read this book I really wanted to find out what happens next。 I was wondering if the book would even have a non-embarrassing ending and everything would just return to normal。 The boy who fooled the world is a really shocking book。 The boy sells a painting at a auction for 100，000 pounds but it wasn't him that did the painting it was his sister Mabel but everyone thought it was him the painted it。When you find out what happened your really shocked and scared about what happens next。 When I read this book I really wanted to find out what happens next。 I was wondering if the book would even have a non-embarrassing ending and everything would just return to normal。 。。。more
Gemma
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This is a must read for those that enjoy Lisa Thompson's books！ This is a must read for those that enjoy Lisa Thompson's books！ 。。。more
Robin Stevens
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Another charming and thought-provoking story from Lisa Thompson about the way a lie can spiral out of control 。。。 （8+）*Please note: this review is meant as a recommendation only。 Please do not use it in any marketing material， online or in print， without asking permission from me first。 Thank you！*
watermelonreads
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I was not expecting a side story about solving a painting。 But I enjoyed the side story more than the actual plot。 I kind of guessed that the main plot alone would not be sufficient to last 314 pages。 Still， important lessons learning to be true to yourself and making mistakes were covered。 If it wasn't for this， I would have dropped my rating down by another star。 I was not expecting a side story about solving a painting。 But I enjoyed the side story more than the actual plot。 I kind of guessed that the main plot alone would not be sufficient to last 314 pages。 Still， important lessons learning to be true to yourself and making mistakes were covered。 If it wasn't for this， I would have dropped my rating down by another star。 。。。more
Archana
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Love itPls make more of these booksThey are good for all of the family around meMake more please please
Desna
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Good read。
Christina Reid
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Yet another fantastic book from Lisa Thompson。 She writes characters who are instantly believable and get under your skin。 I felt so sorry for Cole in this story as he is caught up in impossible circumstances。 I also loved the fact that poverty is being shown in another children's book， especially in such a warm way， with Cole's family at the heart of the book。 Too often， poverty is skimmed over， when it is the reality for so many children growing up。 As a child， I never came across a book that Yet another fantastic book from Lisa Thompson。 She writes characters who are instantly believable and get under your skin。 I felt so sorry for Cole in this story as he is caught up in impossible circumstances。 I also loved the fact that poverty is being shown in another children's book， especially in such a warm way， with Cole's family at the heart of the book。 Too often， poverty is skimmed over， when it is the reality for so many children growing up。 As a child， I never came across a book that had the main characters struggling to make ends meet and it is important for children to be able to see themselves in books as well as develop empathy for others who may have a different experience。I found myself almost more invested in the mystery of the museum storyline， rather than Cole creating art， especially when Mason and Isla got involved。 Another fantastic book which I cannot wait to add to the school library （there is already a queue of children behind me waiting to check it out。。。） 。。。more
Stephen Connor
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When Marika Loft， the current artist of the moment， arrives at Cole Miller’s school， his life is flipped upside down。 She sees something in his quickly-painted work， and buys it for £1000。 To Cole， and to his mum， whose job is on the line， and to his dad， who proudly stays at home to look after his children， this is enormous。 It is life-changing。 So when Cole is asked to paint another piece to sell at an auction， their lives are about to change。 Sadly， Cole makes a mistake。 He fools the world。 H When Marika Loft， the current artist of the moment， arrives at Cole Miller’s school， his life is flipped upside down。 She sees something in his quickly-painted work， and buys it for £1000。 To Cole， and to his mum， whose job is on the line， and to his dad， who proudly stays at home to look after his children， this is enormous。 It is life-changing。 So when Cole is asked to paint another piece to sell at an auction， their lives are about to change。 Sadly， Cole makes a mistake。 He fools the world。 He fools his parents。 And he learns a hard lesson。 Cole’s family are really well-written - the average， normal family who are just trying to get by。 Cole compares himself to peers - which ten year old doesn’t？ - but soon comes to realise that moral values hold more worth than pound signs。 It just takes him a while。 。。。more
Kristina Davis
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It was an amazing story。 I was gripped and didn’t want to put it down。 A story of family life， I’m sure lots of children can relate too。
Louise Forshaw
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So so good。 I couldn't put it down。 Exciting， sweet， heart breaking and relatable all in one。 A must read！ So so good。 I couldn't put it down。 Exciting， sweet， heart breaking and relatable all in one。 A must read！ 。。。more
Lucas
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Great story about a white lie that gets out of hand， full review here: https://bit。ly/388XNdf Great story about a white lie that gets out of hand， full review here: https://bit。ly/388XNdf 。。。more
Miss Cleveland
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The Boy Who Fooled The World is a full on emotional rollercoaster that asks many questions; truth or lies？ love or money？ a quick win at any cost？ Family， friendship and a barefaced lie are woven together to create a captivating story that catapults your emotions from hope to despair and back again。
Dean
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Ok， it’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Lisa’s so you can probably guess the general vibe of this review already…Lisa hasbuilt up a massive fan base within schools （teachers and pupils alike） due to her fantastic previous books。 It’s always nerve-racking when one of your favourites release a new book。 The anticipation and excitement alongside the fear of being disappointed。built up a massive fan base within schools （teachers and pupils alike） due to her fantastic previous books。 It’s always ne Ok， it’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Lisa’s so you can probably guess the general vibe of this review already…Lisa hasbuilt up a massive fan base within schools （teachers and pupils alike） due to her fantastic previous books。 It’s always nerve-racking when one of your favourites release a new book。 The anticipation and excitement alongside the fear of being disappointed。built up a massive fan base within schools （teachers and pupils alike） due to her fantastic previous books。 It’s always nerve-racking when one of your favourites release a new book。 The anticipation and excitement alongside the fear of being disappointed。Lisa has smashed it out of the park again！ The Boy Who Fooled the World has it all。 Superb characters， exciting plot， real world issues and a moral message too！Quickly we learn that Cole and Mason are best friends who are like chalk and cheese。 Mason seemingly has it all while Cole isn’t as lucky。 Money is tight and the other kids at school don’t let him forget it！Worried about his mum losing her job， Cole plots to solve an old mystery behind a painting from the local museum that has remained unsolved for a long time。 Luckily for Cole， his lucky stars align and lead him to being talent spotted by a famous artist whilst she visits his school。 Surely this is just what he needs and his life will take a positive turn…？ What follows is a story full of hope but also of crushing disappointment and some chapters that made me feel very anxious for poor Cole。 The happy ending doesn’t come in the form that you’d expect， but I was satisfied and thoroughly enjoyed it。 Lisa has dealt with many issues in previous books。 Domestic violence， OCD， low self esteem and divorce。 The Boy Who Fooled The World packs a punch dealing with poverty （especially the jealousy of seeing what others have）， imposter syndrome， anxiety， fame and shame！ I love that the book deals with some of the stigma that is attached to stay at home dads too。 But ultimately the story is a reminder about how important family is and how those that we are jealous of， may not have everything！ Which in a world dominated by social media is an important message to get out to children。I know that this will appeal to other fans of Lisa’s but I’m sure that it will also create some new fans for her。 So what are you waiting for？ Run down to your local bookshop and get on it！ 。。。more
Tris The Book Whisperer
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Lisa Thompson never disappoints and this book was no exception。A heartwarming tale of a boy and his family。 The family are not well off and things are about to get worse， when he is discovered by the art world。 But all is not as it seems， and a little white lie threatens to bring everything crashing back down， leaving them in an even worse situation。 Cole is lucky to have two best friends to guide him out of the dark when he needs them。 There's so many positive messages in this story for young r Lisa Thompson never disappoints and this book was no exception。A heartwarming tale of a boy and his family。 The family are not well off and things are about to get worse， when he is discovered by the art world。 But all is not as it seems， and a little white lie threatens to bring everything crashing back down， leaving them in an even worse situation。 Cole is lucky to have two best friends to guide him out of the dark when he needs them。 There's so many positive messages in this story for young readers， to inspire belief in oneself， and recognising that material possessions don't necessarily always bring happiness， and - that we should appreciate what we have and the people in our lives that love and respect us for who we are。This will be a much loved addition to our primary school library :） 。。。more
K Spurrier
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A page-turning mystery packed with imagination， resilience， sparkling characters and a brilliant plot。Cole's family and friends are a superb supporting cast - especially Mabel。 Intriguing and informative with links to museum artefacts and music too - look out for the 'extra bits' at the end of the book。 I loved the reassurance that it's ok to make mistakes as you navigate through life， as long as you are true to yourself。 Excellent illustration and design work on the cover - the sprayed edges ar A page-turning mystery packed with imagination， resilience， sparkling characters and a brilliant plot。Cole's family and friends are a superb supporting cast - especially Mabel。 Intriguing and informative with links to museum artefacts and music too - look out for the 'extra bits' at the end of the book。 I loved the reassurance that it's ok to make mistakes as you navigate through life， as long as you are true to yourself。 Excellent illustration and design work on the cover - the sprayed edges are awesome！ 。。。more
Ms Kirby
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This is another great story from Lisa Thompson。 This is an adventure story about family and school relationships including bullying and the problems of having no money or having too much money。 The characters are very believable and fallible， making big mistakes as normal people do， then having to go to great lengths to sort out the ensuing problems。There is a mystery to solve and the dilemma of a family in poverty， falling on hard times and the effect on the son， Cole， who tries to win money to This is another great story from Lisa Thompson。 This is an adventure story about family and school relationships including bullying and the problems of having no money or having too much money。 The characters are very believable and fallible， making big mistakes as normal people do， then having to go to great lengths to sort out the ensuing problems。There is a mystery to solve and the dilemma of a family in poverty， falling on hard times and the effect on the son， Cole， who tries to win money to save the situation， but becomes entangled in lies。If you enjoy this book， try some of Lisa Thompson's other stories or Ross Welford's books。 。。。more
Steph
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I really enjoyed this！ Lisa thompson writes incredibly readable and enjoyable stories which give out little messages - be yourself， tell the truth and be a good person。 This manages to be both funny， moving and insightful。 The exploration of a family with little money juxtaposed against the glam and glitz is fame was a great read。
ZoZoXOXO
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THIS BOOK WAS AMAZEBALLS I LOVED IT SO MUCH！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！ This book was so fascinating and entertaining。 I want to read it again and again and again。（It is that good） For once my madre didn’t choose it for me！😝 It was amazing。 That’s literally all I have to say。😄
Graine Milner
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